Laura Hird

Laura Hird

Laura Hird (born 1966) is a Scottish novelist and short story writer.

Hird studied Contemporary Writing at Middlesex Polytechnic and is the author of two novels, "Nail and Other Stories" (1997) and "Born Free" (1999). "Hope and Other Urban Tales", a novella and short story collection followed in 2006. All her novels and collections are published by Canongate Books. Hird's first novel was published as part of the Rebel Inc. imprint at Canongate, where she also contributed to its two anthologies alongside Alan Warner and Irvine Welsh.

Alongside writing her own material, Hird publishes younger writers via her showcase on her [http://www.laurahird.com/ laurahird.com] site.

Bibliography

* "Nail and Other Stories" (1997)
* "Born Free" (1999)
* "Hope and Other Urban Tales" (2006)
* "Dear Laura: Letters from a Mother to her Daughter" (2007)

External links

* [http://www.laurahird.com/ Official site]
* (British Council)
* [http://www.pulp.net/top10/index.html Laura Hird’s Literary Top 10 on Pulp Net]
* [http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/dear-laura-an-interview-with-laura-hird/ 3:AM Interview]
* [http://www.danforthreview.com/features/interviews/laura_hird.htm/ Danforth Review Interview]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Thora Hird — Hird in 1974 Born 28 May 1911(1911 05 28) Morecambe, Lancashire, England …   Wikipedia

  • Rob Woodard — is a novelist and poet based out of Long Beach, California. He is the author of the novel Heaping Stones , which was published by Burning Shore Press in 2005. What Love Is , his second novel, is scheduled to be put out by the same publisher in… …   Wikipedia

  • Alain Defosse — Alain Defossé Alain Defossé est un écrivain et traducteur français né à Nantes le 11 février 1957. Œuvres Romans Les Fourmis d Anvers (Salvy, 1991 ; Éd. du Rocher, coll. Motifs , 2007) Retour à la ville (Salvy, 1996) Dimanche au Mont… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Alain Defossé — est un écrivain et traducteur français né à Nantes le 11 février 1957. Œuvres Romans, récits Les Fourmis d Anvers (Salvy, 1991 ; Éd. du Rocher, coll. Motifs , 2007) Retour à la ville (Salvy, 1996 ; Joca Seria, à paraître en janvier… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • 2000 Whitbread Awards — Book of the Year:Matthew Kneale, English Passengers Children s BookWinner: *Jamila Gavin, Coram Boy Shortlist: *David Almond, Heaven Eyes *Kevin Crossley Holland, The Seeing Stone *Adéle Geras, Troy First NovelWinner: *Zadie Smith, White Teeth… …   Wikipedia

  • Rebel Inc. — Rebel Inc. was an iconic Scots counter culture publishing company and literary journal, founded by Kevin Williamson in 1992 with the upfront but accurate slogan of F*** the Mainstream! . It adroitly managed to tap into the darker undercurrent of… …   Wikipedia

  • Suhayl Saadi — (b. 23 October 1961, Beverley, Yorkshire)cite web |url= http://www.paisley.org.uk/famous people/suhayl saadi.php |title= Successful in their own right: People from Paisley, Scotland |format= html |work= [http://www.paisley.org.uk/index.php… …   Wikipedia

  • Richmond Fontaine — Infobox musical artist Name = Richmond Fontaine Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Portland, Oregon, nowrap|United States Genre = Alternative country Years active = 1994–present Label = Associated acts …   Wikipedia

  • King Creosote — Infobox musical artist Name = King Creosote Background = solo singer Birth name = Kenny Anderson Origin = Fife, Scotland Associated acts = Skuobhie Dubh Orchestra Khartoum Heroes Label = Fence Records, 679 Recordings URL =… …   Wikipedia

  • Kevin Williamson (politician) — Kevin Williamson (born 1961) is a writer, publisher, and activist originally from Caithness. He is a Scottish socialist and republican and was an activist for the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP), and was the architect of their radical drug policy …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”